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Re: 2012 roadmap

albummaster — Thu, 9 Aug 2012 07:37:32 GMT

Author: albummaster

Posted: 08/09/2012 11:37

thanks, there are updates in the pipeline, so things will start moving again soon. I've been a bit slack lately.

Re: 2012 roadmap

Robert Anton Wilson — Wed, 8 Aug 2012 11:48:18 GMT

Author: Robert Anton Wilson

Posted: 08/08/2012 15:48

Yes the year charts were a great addition. Guess I am just a little impatient for the theme charts but I want to ensure you that I wholeheartedly endorse all your efforts and appreciate this site and all your work on keeping it relevant. I also appreciate how much work it must be and basically just want to say ..

Keep up the good work and

Thank you

Re: 2012 roadmap

albummaster — Thu, 2 Aug 2012 09:31:11 GMT

Author: albummaster

Posted: 08/02/2012 13:31

Robert Anton Wilson wrote:

A "To donate" button sounds to me like a brilliant idea. Not to replace the premium member fee but in addition, and, might I say, likely should come first (easier to set up if I am not wrong). I know I would never pay a fee to become a premium member but I have at times in the past willingly and freely donated to similar sites which I found cool just as a support. This is a particularly effective option if you know that a few regulars come and post here when drunk.

Furthermore, while I think the tag charts is amazing, I really think the thematic or "for fun" chart is what is truly missing from this site.

I mean i sure would love to tell everyone what was 25th favorite album of 1987 but frankly I thought 1987 sucked music wise and that there were not 25 albums deserving of a BEA mention published in that year.

However, I definitely would like to hear from people who consider themselves knowledgeable or amateur of a given music style about which album they consider to be the best in that genre through a list designed specifically for that purpose.

I know i have been defecting a lot to RYM lately for that reason. There is a limit to how interested I am to what everybody thinks is the 25th best album of 1987 or much any year for that matter.

My 2 cents.

thanks for the feedback. I understand what you are saying about year charts. The reason they were added was mainly because people were always asking to create a chart for the current year (or using their main chart to do the same thing), but obviously some people also like to back-fill previous years as well. 'Fun' charts are next on my 'to do' list and I agree that they will give a far bigger scope to the site, and make it more interesting to a lot of people.

Re: 2012 roadmap

RFNAPLES — Wed, 1 Aug 2012 13:41:24 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 08/01/2012 17:41

Robert Anton Wilson wrote:

Agree, especially with "This is a particularly effective option if you know that a few regulars come and post here when drunk."

Re: 2012 roadmap

Robert Anton Wilson — Wed, 1 Aug 2012 11:47:43 GMT

Author: Robert Anton Wilson

Posted: 08/01/2012 15:47

A "To donate" button sounds to me like a brilliant idea. Not to replace the premium member fee but in addition, and, might I say, likely should come first (easier to set up if I am not wrong). I know I would never pay a fee to become a premium member but I have at times in the past willingly and freely donated to similar sites which I found cool just as a support. This is a particularly effective option if you know that a few regulars come and post here when drunk.

Furthermore, while I think the tag charts is amazing, I really think the thematic or "for fun" chart is what is truly missing from this site.

I mean i sure would love to tell everyone what was 25th favorite album of 1987 but frankly I thought 1987 sucked music wise and that there were not 25 albums deserving of a BEA mention published in that year.

However, I definitely would like to hear from people who consider themselves knowledgeable or amateur of a given music style about which album they consider to be the best in that genre through a list designed specifically for that purpose.

I know i have been defecting a lot to RYM lately for that reason. There is a limit to how interested I am to what everybody thinks is the 25th best album of 1987 or much any year for that matter.

My 2 cents.

Re: 2012 roadmap

jhuik — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 05:06:14 GMT

Author: jhuik

Posted: 03/23/2012 09:06

Thanks for all your work. Monetizing sites fairly is always the big headache in web publishing. I think you should offer users a variety of options including the ability to just donate. You never know when you'll catch people in a charitable mood.

Re: 2012 roadmap

junodog4 — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:47:46 GMT

Author: junodog4

Posted: 03/01/2012 04:47

I love the idea of the extra charts, especially ones for fun or novelty that don't count towards the rankings. I also support charts based on tags.

Great site, great work albumaster. No complaints. Well done. =D>

Re: 2012 roadmap

Eggman/Walrus/Taxman — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:34:32 GMT

Author: Eggman/Walrus/Taxman

Posted: 02/27/2012 13:34

Oh well. I guess it will work somehow. I mean, I'm not a fan, but......oh curses, I just realized what I was gonna do.

Re: 2012 roadmap

albummaster — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:33:01 GMT

Author: albummaster

Posted: 02/27/2012 13:33

it will be optional, but premium members will get extra features and it might help to keep the site going and subsidise the site for everyone else.

Re: 2012 roadmap

Eggman/Walrus/Taxman — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:15:55 GMT

Author: Eggman/Walrus/Taxman

Posted: 02/27/2012 13:15

albummaster wrote:

I'm going to split this topic into 2012 roadmap & Eggman's book. The rest I am going to delete since it is completely off-topic.

By the way, I still don't like the idea of a premium membership by paying a FEE, but I do like all the other ideas.

Re: 2012 roadmap

Polythene Pam — Thu, 5 Jan 2012 21:06:16 GMT

Author: Polythene Pam

Posted: 01/06/2012 02:06

True

I mean Hayden already does it shamelessly

Re: 2012 roadmap

kramerfan86 — Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:59:20 GMT

Author: kramerfan86

Posted: 01/06/2012 01:59

Have always loved the site, just started becoming more active recently and greatly appreciate what a wonderful thing you have going here.. I might just be speaking for myself here, but if the option is run out of money or advertising I dont think most people would mind a little advertising that terribly much. Especially if we are just talking about your standard banner ad that just sits there and not pop ups , hover ads, etc.

Re: 2012 roadmap

Applerill — Tue, 3 Jan 2012 17:21:59 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 01/03/2012 22:21

Yep, thank you so much, AlbumMaster!

I don't know about you guys, but I personally wouldn't mind spending $1-8 dollars a month to keep this site alive. While having new features to go along with the payment is nice, just the ability to keep this going will be enough to make it worth it for me.

Keep up the good work, AlbumMaster!

Re: 2012 roadmap

Hayden — Tue, 3 Jan 2012 14:32:02 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 01/03/2012 19:32

I also just want to say thanks for the site I've been a member for almost a year, with pretty much no complaints (well...a few about members, but that's expected)...

Keep up the good work

Re: 2012 roadmap

albummaster — Tue, 3 Jan 2012 13:42:45 GMT

Author: albummaster

Posted: 01/03/2012 18:42

I'm going to split this topic into 2012 roadmap & Eggman's book. The rest I am going to delete since it is completely off-topic.

Re: 2012 roadmap

Eggman/Walrus/Taxman — Tue, 3 Jan 2012 11:14:58 GMT

Author: Eggman/Walrus/Taxman

Posted: 01/03/2012 16:14

Jhereko wrote:

thanks for a great year albummaster and NAPLES is 100% oon the money with his comment. Oh and to make money you should do a Jimmy Wales and plater your face all over banners at the top of the page

A Jimmy Wales? Good idea.

Oh, that reminds me, I should REALLY be getting on with Wikipedia! And what about creating the article for "Devotional Songs"? *gets worried*

Re: 2012 roadmap

Jhereko — Tue, 3 Jan 2012 11:03:02 GMT

Author: Jhereko

Posted: 01/03/2012 16:03

thanks for a great year albummaster and NAPLES is 100% oon the money with his comment. Oh and to make money you should do a Jimmy Wales and plater your face all over banners at the top of the page

Re: 2012 roadmap

Xavygravy — Mon, 2 Jan 2012 03:28:59 GMT

Author: Xavygravy

Posted: 01/02/2012 08:28

You've done great work this year albummaster! Thanks for creating and maintaining an awesome site!

Re: 2012 roadmap

Eggman/Walrus/Taxman — Sun, 1 Jan 2012 09:49:53 GMT

Author: Eggman/Walrus/Taxman

Posted: 01/01/2012 14:49

RFNAPLES wrote:

Thank you for all you provide the members of BEA. Please go at your own pace. Do not risk the survival of BEA for more features. You are the best webmaster I have seen. We don't want to see you go bankrupt or crazy.

^This.

Re: 2012 roadmap

Norman Bates — Sun, 1 Jan 2012 09:46:15 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 01/01/2012 14:46

RFNAPLES wrote:

Absolutely.